All language subtitles for Espionage.Agent.1939.Lloyd.Bacon

800 KILLED.

2,000 INJURED.

AMERICAN WORKING MEN

SLAUGHTERED AT
THEIR BENCHES.

IS IT PART OF OUR
JOB, MR. SECRETARY,

TO STAND BY
AND DO NOTHING?

OFFICIALLY,
OUR RELATIONS WITH

THE IMPERIAL GERMAN
GOVERNMENT ARE FRIENDLY.

AND YET WE ARE
BEING ATTACKED-

NOT BY TROOPS
IN UNIFORM

BUT BY AN INTERNAL
ARMY OF SPIES,

SABOTEURS,
AND PROPAGANDISTS.

ARE THE VICTIMS OF
THE BLACK TOM EXPLOSION

ANY LESS DEAD BECAUSE THEIR
BLOOD WAS SHED UNOFFICIALLY?

THAT IS SOMETHING CONGRESS
MUST FACE, MR. CORVALL.

IT IS SOMETHING CONGRESS
SHOULD HAVE FACED LONG AGO.

WILL WE AS A NATION
EVER LEARN

THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN
TOLERANCE AND STUPIDITY?

BUT I DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT.

WHAT ARE THEY SHOOTING EACH OTHER FOR?

MADAM, THEY'RE HAVING A REVOLUTION.

REVOLUTION?

GOOD HEAVENS! WILL IT COME OVER HERE?

NO, MADAM.

HOW DO YOU
KNOW THEY WON'T?

TANGIER IS PROTECTED
BY INTERNATIONAL LAW.

YOUNG MAN, DON'T
YOU KNOW THAT

REVOLUTIONISTS
DON'T OBEY THE LAW?

I DEMAND TO BE
PROTECTED

BY THE UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT!

YOU WILL BE, MADAM.

THAT'S BETTER.

BUT I CAN'T
UNDERSTAND.

WHY CAN'T I GO
INTO MOROCCO?

IT'S ON
MY SCHEDULE.

I PAID FOR IT.

THERE. YOU SEE?

"FIFTH DAY:

"BREAKFAST
AT TETUAN,

LEAVE BY CARAVAN
FOR DESERT."

NOW IT'S
THE SEVENTH DAY.

ALL MY PLANS UPSET.

I MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GO
TO THE DESERT AFTER ALL.

MADAM, THERE ARE OTHER
DESERTS YOU CAN GO TO.

BAH!

NEXT, PLEASE.

WHAT IS THIS,
A WAKE?

I CAN'T STAY
HERE FOREVER!

THERE GOES
MY VACATION.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO WITH US NOW?

WHY CAN'T YOU GET
US HOTEL ROOMS?

WILL YOU
PLEASE TELL ME HOW

WE CAN GET A BOAT
OUT OF HERE?

PLEASE, PLEASE.

I REALIZE WHAT YOU'VE
ALL BEEN THROUGH.

NOW, IF YOU'LL JUST BE
PATIENT A LITTLE LONGER.

YOU CAN'T SOFT-SOAP
ME, YOUNG FELLA.

I'M QUITE
SURE OF THAT.

YOU GOT TO GET ME OUT
OF THIS DUMP TODAY.

I GOT BUSINESS.

YOU GOT TO GET ME
OUT OF HERE-QUICK!

WE'LL BE GLAD TO GET YOU
OUT, AS QUICK AS WE CAN.

WHAT'S YOURS, BARRY?

THEOTA ROAD.

MINE'S THE OLD GATE.

WELL, WE SPLIT
HERE, THEN.

I GO STRAIGHT EAST.

HOW DO YOU SUPPOSE
SO MANY AMERICANS

GOT TO MOROCCO
IN THE FIRST PLACE?

OH, TRAVEL FOLDERS,
I SUPPOSE.

AFRICA MUST SOUND GOOD
AFTER MEDICINE HAT.

GIVE ME
MEDICINE HAT.

THEY DON'T HAVE
AIR RAIDS.

KEEP YOUR FEET DRY.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!

I'M AN AMERICAN
CITIZEN,

AND I DEMAND
MY RIGHTS!

I DEMAND
PROTECTION AGAINST

THOSE FOREIGNERS
OUT THERE!

YOU JUST TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE, PHINEAS!

TELL THEM
WHO YOU ARE!

I'M PHINEAS T. O'GRADY,

CHAIRMAN OF THE NATIONAL
DOLLAR DAY COMMITTEE.

IT DON'T MEAN
A THING TO HIM.

MAYBE THEY DON'T
SPEAK ENGLISH.

SURE. ME WORK
IN BROOKLYN-

UNO, DOS, TRES-
8 YEARS AGO.

YOU ALL RIGHT.

ONLY DON'T RUN.

THEY SHOOT YOU.

HA HA!

YOU FAT.

YOU EAT TOO MUCH.

OH, NEVER MIND THAT!

I DEMAND TO BE
ALLOWED TO GO ALONG.

WHAT ARE YOU
KEEPING US HERE FOR?

I DEMAND TO GO ON!

JUST A MINUTE.
JUST A MINUTE.

I'M CORVALL, OF THE
UNITED STATES CONSULATE.

YOU ALL AMERICAN?

YOU'RE DARN
TOOTIN', WE ARE!

NOW, LET'S HAVE A LITTLE
ACTION AROUND HERE!

EASY, EASY.

THESE GENTLEMEN
ARE OFFICERS.

THEY'RE MERELY
DOING THEIR DUTY.

OH, SO YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE
THEIR SIDE OF IT, ARE YOU?

NOW, WAIT TILL MY
CONGRESSMAN HEARS ABOUT THIS!

NOW, JUST A MINUTE.
JUST A MINUTE.

LET ME SEE
YOUR PASSPORTS.

HERE'S
MINE, SIR!

ALL RIGHT.
THANK YOU.

HERE'S MINE.

MY WIFE, DAUGHTER,
AND MYSELF.

WELL, WHERE'S YOURS?

OH, I CAN'T FIND IT.

WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?

DON'T WE LOOK
LIKE AMERICANS?

YOU COULDN'T
BE MISTAKEN,

BUT THE FORMALITY
IS REQUIRED.

NOW, I HAVE NO TIME TO
ARGUE WITH YOU, YOUNG MAN.

I DEMAND MY RIGHTS!

ALL RIGHT.
FOR THE TIME BEING,

JUST GIVE ME
YOUR NAME,

YOUR PLACE OF BIRTH,
AND YOUR RESIDENCE.

THE NAME IS O'GRADY,
AND WE'RE FROM BROOKLYN.

THANK YOU,
MR. O'GRADY.

ALL RIGHT.
I'LL VOUCH FOR THEM.

THEY'RE
FROM BROOKLYN.

OK, BROOKLYN!

QUICK!

I KNOW YOU.

YES.

CAN YOU MAKE IT?

I THINK SO.

NERVES, I GUESS.

I'VE NEVER BEEN
FRIGHTENED BEFORE-

NOT LIKE THIS.

OH, IT'S AWFUL.

WHERE WILL WE GO?

TANGIER.

OH, IT'LL BE THE SAME THERE. NO.

WE'LL BE INTERNED.

NO. WE HAVE
FRIENDS THERE.

WE WILL GET
PASSPORTS.

MULLER IS THERE.

WAIT.

FRAULEIN,
MULLER IS HERE.

HERR MULLER
WILL SEE HER.

I'M AS SURPRISED
AS I AM DELIGHTED.

ALLOW ME
TO PRESENT-

IS IT STILL MISS BALLARD? IT IS.

HERR STRAWN.

HOW DO YOU DO?

YOU COME FROM...
MOROCCO.

YES.

SUPPOSE YOU TELL US
ABOUT IT.

I WAS TOURING WITH
A COMPANY FROM THE MADRID OPERA.

THE... I GUESS YOU'D CALL
IT A REVOLUTION BROKE OUT.

WE WERE TAKEN TO
HEADQUARTERS AND QUESTIONED.

MY PAPERS OF IDENTITY
WERE TAKEN FROM ME.

YOU KNOW WHY.

AFTERWARDS, I WAS INTERNED,
BUT I MANAGED TO ESCAPE.

MISS BALLARD IS
AN AMERICAN.

SHE WAS LEFT DESTITUTE-IN
GENEVA, WASN'T IT-

BY THE DEATH
OF HER PARENTS.

AT THE TIME, WE NEEDED
THE ASSISTANCE

OF AN ATTRACTIVE
YOUNG WOMAN,

AND MISS BALLARD FIT
INTO OUR PLAN ADMIRABLY.

ON SEVERAL
OTHER OCCASIONS,

SHE WAS OF SERVICE
TO THE ORGANIZATION.

LATER, THERE WAS
A REGRETTABLE EXPOSURE,

AND I SUSPECT
THAT HER PAPERS

HAVE BEEN A SORT OF
TROUBLE TO HER EVER SINCE.

I SEE.

AND YOU ARE HERE BECAUSE YOU
WISH AN AMERICAN PASSPORT.

YES.

PLEASE!

YOU OWE ME THAT!

YES.

MISS BALLARD IS
UNKNOWN IN AMERICA.

I'M SURE SHE
WOULD BE USEFUL.

IN RETURN FOR
THE PASSPORT,

YOU WILL OF COURSE
EXPECT TO RENDER US

A SLIGHT SERVICE
FROM TIME TO TIME.

OH, YES,
I'LL DO ANYTHING-

ANYTHING TO GET
OUT OF THIS,

TO HAVE
A LITTLE PEACE.

NOT TO SEE
DEATH ANYMORE.

NOT TO BE HOUNDED.

UH, JUST
A MOMENT, PLEASE.

HAVE YOUR
PASSPORT READY.

THAT ALL?
YES, THAT'S ALL.

OH, IT'S YOU!

YES, AND I'M NOT LOOKING
FOR MY AUNT MINNIE, EITHER.

WELL, THAT'S ONE AMERICAN
WE WON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT.

BLESS HER SWEET SOUL!

WHAT'S UP, DUD?

JUST DROPPED IN
TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

OH, YEAH?
WHERE TO?

EVERYWHERE, ANYWHERE.

WHICH SIDE
OF THE STREET?

THE SIDE TROUBLE'S ON.

RIGHT NOW,
IT LOOKS LIKE SPAIN.

FUSE IS
SPUTTERING THERE,

BUT THE EXPLOSION
MIGHT COME IN

AUSTRIA, POLAND,
CHINA-I DON'T KNOW.

REMIND ME NOT
TO APPLY FOR

AN APPOINTMENT IN
THOSE PLACES, BARRY.

DOESN'T MATTER.

EUROPE'S FULL
OF POWDER KEGS.

AND THERE'S AN AMERICAN
STATE DEPARTMENT MAN

SITTING ON EVERY ONE.

UNPLEASANT THOUGHT.

BUT BARRY AND I ARE THROUGH
WITH POWDER KEGS AFTER SATURDAY.

GOING INTO THE FOREIGN SERVICE SCHOOL.

CONGRATULATIONS!

WHEN DO YOU TAKE OFF?

SAILING ON THE FREDONIA.

WELL, STUDY HARD.

MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE A BIGGER
POWDER KEG TO SIT ON SOMEDAY.

BUT WHILE YOU'RE HOLDING
THIS ONE DOWN, TAKE MY TIP

AND WATCH OUT FOR
THE FANCY-PANTS GUYS.

THEY'LL LIABLE TO
STEAL THE CONSULATE

BEFORE YOUR
SUCCESSOR GETS HERE.

YOU WOULDN'T MEAN
SPIES, WOULD YOU?

I WOULD.

THIS PLACE IS
AN ANTHILL OF THEM.

AND WHEN YOU GET
BACK TO THE STATES,

TRY TO CONVINCE THEM

THAT ISOLATION IS
A POLITICAL POLICY

AND NOT A BRICK WALL
AROUND THE NATION.

THE FANCY-PANTS GUYS WALK RIGHT
THROUGH POLITICAL POLICIES.

I'LL TRY AND
REMEMBER THAT, DUD,

BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M SO BUSY
WITH MY LOST SHEEP THAT I-

PLEASE,
WILL YOU...

IF YOU PLEASE.

YOU SEE?

CHILLED.

NOT A DOCTOR
IN THE HOUSE.

TAKE HER IN THAT
OTHER ROOM.

AM I KEEPING YOU?

WELL, AS A MATTER
OF FACT, YOU ARE.

I'VE AN APPOINTMENT TO MEET
A BUNCH OF IOWA TOURISTS

AND GO QUIETLY INSANE.

PLEASE DO.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

OF COURSE
WE'LL EXCUSE YOU.

IS THIS A HABIT?

WHAT?

FAINTING IN CONSULATES.

HERE.
AHCHOO!

BLESS YOU.

WHAT?

BLESS YOU.

OH, YES. I SNEEZED.

IT'S BEEN SO LONG
SINCE I HEARD THAT.

HAVE YOU BEEN AWAY FROM THE
UNITED STATES LONG, MISS, UH...

MISS BALLARD?

YES, A LONG TIME.

THIS IS SMUDGED,
ISN'T IT?

OH, YES. THE RAIN.

IT GOT WET,
YOU KNOW.

YEAH, SO DID YOU.

DO YOU FEEL UP TO
A FEW QUESTIONS?

OF COURSE.

WHO WOULD YOU LIKE
TO HAVE NOTIFIED?

OF WHAT?

OF YOUR SAFETY,
OF COURSE.

YOUR FAMILY MUST HAVE KNOWN
YOU WERE IN THE WAR ZONE.

HEAVEN KNOWS HOW YOU
GOT ACROSS THE BORDER

WITHOUT BEING SHOT,
BUT AS LONG AS YOU DID,

YOU MIGHT AS WELL LET
THE FOLKS IN ON IT.

IT'S ON UNCLE SAM,
YOU KNOW.

THANKS. I HAVEN'T
ANY FAMILY.

WELL, HOW ABOUT
YOUR FRIENDS?

I HAVEN'T ANY
FRIENDS, EITHER.

WELL, THAT'S
INCREDIBLE.

THERE MUST BE
SOMEONE TO NOTIFY.

WHAT ABOUT
YOUR ENEMIES?

I DON'T THINK THEY'D
BE INTERESTED.

MISS BALLARD, YOU'RE
HIDING SOMETHING FROM ME.

NOW, DON'T TELL ME
YOU RAN AWAY FROM HOME.

DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU
THE STORY OF MY LIFE NOW?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

GO AHEAD. FINISH THE
REST OF YOUR MEDICINE.

OH, IT'S BITTER.

WELL, IT'S REGULATIONS.

YOU KNOW, MY MOTHER
USED TO MAKE ME

TAKE THAT EVERY TIME
I GOT A COLD.

EITHER THAT OR SHE RUBBED
ME ALL OVER WITH CAMPHOR OIL.

NOW, OF COURSE
IF YOU'D PREFER-

I'LL TAKE
THE MEDICINE.

ALL RIGHT.

PRACTICALLY CURED.

YOU INTEND GOING BACK TO THE
UNITED STATES SOON, MISS BALLARD?

YES.

GOOD. YOU SHOULD.

WHY?

AM I THAT
MUCH TROUBLE?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I'M SAILING, TOO.

GOING BACK TO THE FOREIGN
SERVICE SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON-

YOU KNOW, TAKE SORT OF
A POSTGRADUATE COURSE

IN WHAT TO DO WITH
CHARMING YOUNG LADIES

THAT FAINT
IN YOUR CONSULATE.

YOU SEEM TO
KNOW ALREADY.

YOU'VE BEEN
VERY KIND.

PURELY IN
THE LINE OF DUTY.

IF I CAN BE OF ANY
FURTHER SERVICE...

COULD YOU TELL ME IF
THERE'S A SHIP SAILING SOON?

YES. AS A MATTER OF
FACT, THERE ARE TWO.

THE OCEAN QUEEN
AND THE FREDONIA.

BUT THE FREDONIA-
THERE'S A SHIP!

UH, THAT'S THE ONE
I'M SAILING ON.

OH.

NOW, IF YOU'D LIKE, I'D BE GLAD
TO ARRANGE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR YOU.

WELL, IF IT WOULDN'T
BE TOO MUCH TROUBLE.

UH, DO YOU THINK
IT WOULD BE POSSIBLE

TO GET SOMETHING
THAT'S... NOT VERY EXPENSIVE?

YOU SEE, ALL I HAVE LEFT
IS A LETTER OF CREDIT,

AND WHEN I GET THROUGH
BUYING THE CLOTHES I NEED...

NOW, DON'T YOU WORRY
ABOUT A THING.

I'LL GET AT IT
IMMEDIATELY.

YOU ARE KIND.

PURELY IN
THE LINE OF DUTY.

IN THE LINE OF DUTY?

WELL, UH, YES.

THEY TAUGHT ME THAT
IN THE SERVICE,

BUT AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME

I'VE BEEN ENTHUSIASTIC
ABOUT THE IDEA.

I'LL, UH, HAVE THIS
FIXED UP FOR YOU.

THIS ISN'T MINE.

YES, MISS.
THIS IS CABIN C-22.

OH, NO. THERE MUST
BE SOME MISTAKE.

NO, MISS.
THERE'S NO MISTAKE.

PLEASANT CROSSING,
MISS.

THANK YOU.

WHY DIDN'T WE JUST COME
ABOARD AS STOWAWAYS?

IS THERE ANYTHING
WRONG, OLD MAN?

WELL, YOU SEE NOTHING
WRONG, I SUPPOSE.

NO, I CAN'T SAY
THAT I DO.

NOTHING WRONG, HUH?

WE BOOK FIRST-CLASS PASSAGE,
AND LOOK WHAT WE GET.

A MINIATURE,
TURKISH BATH!

A STEAM-HEATED
PHONE BOOTH.

YES?

OH, HELLO!

A PLUMBER'S IDEA
OF HEAVEN.

A PIPE FITTER'S
NIGHTMARE.

QUIET!

WHAT?

OH, THAT?

WELL, WE HAVE A DOG
IN OUR CABIN.

YES, AND HE'S BEEN
YELPING AND CRYING

EVER SINCE
WE GOT UNDERWAY.

A SELF-RESPECTING AIREDALE
WOULDN'T BE FOUND DEAD

IN THIS SUPERCHARGED
FLEA TRAP!

DO YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
THIS IS AN INEXPENSIVE CABIN?

WELL, IT'S JUST WHAT
I TOLD YOU I'D PAY.

WELL, YOU KNOW, THEY
WERE GOING TO PUT YOU DOWN

IN SOME DINKY
LITTLE OLD HOLE,

AND LOWELL WOULDN'T
STAND FOR IT.

NO, SIR. HE USED HIS
POLITICAL PULL-

SO I'VE GOT POLITICAL
PULL, HAVE I?

THEN I'M GOING TO
USE IT RIGHT AWAY

TO GET US OUT OF THIS
PINT-SIZED BARBECUE PIT!

NOW, GIVE ME
THAT PHONE.

THE PURSER, PLEASE.

GIVE ME THE PHONE.

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

IT SAYS HERE, "DARLING,
WHY WON'T YOU MARRY ME?"

WILL YOU MARRY ME?

HELLO!

HELLO.
HELLO.

A BIT MISTY, HUH?

THE FOG, I MEAN.

FISH SWIMMING AROUND
IN THE STUFF.

DANGEROUS
TO NAVIGATION.

YEAH.

OUR STATEROOM'S SOMEWHERE AROUND HERE,

BUT I'LL BE HANGED
IF I CAN FIND IT.

YOU SHOULDN'T GIVE UP
SO EASILY, OLD BOY.

PERHAPS NOT.

YOU DON'T MIND
IF I SHOVE ON?

OH, NO, NOT AT ALL.

BUT WHY, DARLING?

TELL ME WHY.

PLEASE, BARRY.

LOOK, BRENDA.

AS SOON AS THIS FOG LIFTS,
WE'LL BE IN NEW YORK.

THEN IN A FEW MINUTES,
WE'LL BE ALL MIXED UP

WITH OTHER PEOPLE
AND THINGS.

UNIMPORTANT PEOPLE
AND THINGS, BUT...

THEY MAY GET US
SEPARATED,

AND I COULDN'T STAND
THAT, DARLING.

OH, YES,
YOU COULD, BARRY.

IT'D BE THE BEST
THING FOR YOU.

BESIDES, YOU'D
- YOU'D HAVE YOUR WORK AND YOUR CAREER.

BUT YOU DON'T SEEM
TO UNDERSTAND

I'M HEAD OVER HEELS
IN LOVE WITH YOU.

YOU'RE MY CAREER.

NO, I'M NOT, BARRY.

YES, BRENDA.

WHY DO YOU THINK
I JOINED

THE CONSULATE
SERVICE?

WHY DO YOU THINK I
WAS SENT TO TANGIER?

SO I'D BE THERE WHEN
YOU CAME WALKING IN.

I KNOW WHY YOU JOINED
THE SERVICE, BARRY.

REMEMBER WHAT YOU TOLD
ME ABOUT YOUR FATHER,

AND HOW MUCH YOUR CAREER
MEANS TO YOUR MOTHER?

LOOK. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
ASK YOU A SIMPLE QUESTION

50 TIMES A DAY
FOR THE LAST 5 DAYS,

AND YOU KEEP DRAGGING MY CAREER INTO IT.

NOW, WHY DON'T YOU
GIVE ME A SIMPLE ANSWER?

THE FIRST TIME YOU ASKED ME,
I DIDN'T THINK YOU MEANT IT.

AFTER THAT, I-I
WAS AFRAID YOU DID.

WHY? WHY WERE
YOU AFRAID?

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

YOU WHAT?

BECAUSE I LOVE YOU.

NOW, DON'T FORCE ME
TO TELL YOU THE REST.

WHAT ELSE IS
THERE TO TELL?

ABOUT ME.

THE REASONS WHY
I CAN'T MARRY YOU.

THE REASONS WHY IT
WOULD BE UNFAIR TO YOU,

TO YOUR MOTHER, TO YOUR
CAREER, IF I DID MARRY YOU.

BARRY, WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT ME?

EVERYTHING.

I KNOW THAT
I LOVE YOU

AND THAT
YOU LOVE ME,

AND THAT'S ALL
I WANT TO KNOW.

YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

YES, BUT I DO
UNDERSTAND.

WHATEVER IT IS YOU'RE
AFRAID OF IS A LONG WAY OFF.

YESTERDAY
SWALLOWED IT UP.

TODAY AND TOMORROW AND ALL
THE REST OF THE TOMORROWS

BELONG TO US
TOGETHER.

ALL THE TOMORROWS?

BARRY, IF IT COULD BE...

LOST AGAIN.

CAN'T FIND IT FOR
THE LIFE OF ME.

SAY, WOULD YOU MIND
DOING THAT AGAIN-

I MEAN,
WHAT YOU WERE DOING?

GLADLY.

BARRY!
MOTHER!

OH, MY DEAR! OH!

OH, HOW ARE YOU?

NEVER FELT
BETTER IN MY LIFE.

6 DAYS OF SEA BREEZES. YOU LOOK FINE.

WASHINGTON
BREEZES, MAYBE.

THERE ARE
PLENTY OF THEM.

LOOKS LIKE THEY
AGREED WITH YOU.

LOWELL!
WELCOME HOME!

THANKS, MRS. CORVALL.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.

MOTHER, I HAVE A SURPRISE FOR YOU.

MISS BALLARD-
BRENDA.

SO GLAD TO MEET YOU.

WELL, MRS. CORVALL,
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,

I THINK I'LL
BE GETTING ALONG.

OH, COME WITH US.

OH, NO, THANKS.

I HAVE TO GO ON
TO RICHMOND.

CALL YOU WHEN
I GET BACK, BARRY.

RIGHT.
GOOD-BYE.

WELL, MOTHER...

I'M HERE, TOO.

OF COURSE, I DON'T BLAME
YOU FOR NOT BEING ABLE

TO TAKE YOUR EYES
OFF BRENDA.

I CAN LOOK
AT YOU AT HOME.

IS YOUR HOME
IN EUROPE?

NO.
WELL, THAT IS,

I NEVER THINK
OF IT AS HOME.

SHE'S A WAIF, MOTHER.

A WAIF?
REALLY, BARRY!

IF YOU WANT TO BE
TECHNICAL, A REFUGEE,

BUT I THINK "WAIF" IS
A MUCH NICER NAME FOR IT.

SAY, COULD WE DROP
THIS LITTLE WAIF OFF

AT THE KASLAN HOUSE
ON OUR WAY HOME?

I'M SURE WE CAN.

COME HERE, SKIPPER.

GLAD TO SEE ME?

IT'S GOOD TO BE HOME AFTER
THE WAY THINGS ARE IN EUROPE.

BARRY...

WHO'S BRENDA?

WELL, I TOLD YOU
ABOUT HER.

I MEAN...
HOW I MET HER.

OH, ARE YOU
VERY MUCH IN LOVE?

DO I SHOW IT
THAT MUCH?

HOW DO YOU LIKE HER?

WELL, I LIKE HER

AS MUCH AS I'VE
EVER LIKED ANYONE

AFTER SEEING HER
FOR 10 MINUTES.

WELL, YOU WON'T BE
SURPRISED AT ME.

WHEN I'D SEEN HER
FOR 10 MINUTES,

I'D DECIDED
TO MARRY HER.

HAVE YOU ASKED HER
TO MARRY YOU?

YOU DON'T MIND,
DO YOU?

BARRY, I WOULDN'T STAND IN
THE WAY OF YOUR HAPPINESS

FOR ANYTHING
IN THE WORLD.

THANKS, MOTHER.

ALL THE SAME,
I HAVE AN IDEA THAT

YOU'D BE GLAD TO KNOW
THAT SHE TURNED ME DOWN.

YES, I AM, BARRY.

BUT YOU PROBABLY WON'T TAKE
HER FIRST ANSWER AS FINAL.

WELL, NOW, WHAT
WOULD BE YOUR ADVICE?

MY ADVICE...

IS TO REMEMBER THAT
MARRIAGE IS A VERY

IMPORTANT THING
IN ANY MAN'S CAREER,

ESPECIALLY
A DIPLOMAT'S.

I KNOW THAT, MOTHER.

PERHAPS YOU
DON'T KNOW

WHAT A PROMISING
CAREER YOU HAVE.

YOU'VE DONE VERY
WELL IN THE SERVICE.

I HEARD THAT FROM SEVERAL
PEOPLE IN THE DEPARTMENT.

WELL, THAT'S NOT
BAD ON THE EARS.

YOU KNOW, DEAR,

YOUR FATHER AND I HAD
SUCH AMBITIONS FOR YOU-

THAT YOU SHOULD
HAVE A CAREER

AS DISTINGUISHED
AS HIS.

AND BE AS HAPPY AS
HE WAS, TOO, I HOPE.

WHAT DO YOU REALLY
KNOW ABOUT BRENDA?

WELL, WHAT DO
I HAVE TO KNOW?

A GREAT DEAL,
I SHOULD THINK.

I KNOW, MOTHER, BUT...

THAT'S THE WAY
IT IS IN DIPLOMACY.

YOU HAVE TO TAKE CHANCES.

YOU TAKE A CHANCE
THAT WINS,

THEY CALL YOU
A FARSEEING STATESMAN.

YOU TAKE A CHANCE
THAT LOSES,

THEY CALL YOU
AN IMPRACTICAL BLUNDERER.

BUT IF YOU DON'T TAKE
ANY CHANCES AT ALL,

YOU WAKE UP ONE
MORNING AND FIND

THE WHOLE PARADE
HAS PASSED YOU BY.

I DON'T WANT THAT
TO HAPPEN TO ME.

UH, INFORMATION,

GET ME THE KASLAN
HOUSE, PLEASE.

WITH EUROPEAN WAR
SHADOWS DEEPENING DAILY,

YOU MEN HAVE BEEN BROUGHT
BACK TO WASHINGTON

TO PREPARE YOURSELVES
FOR DUTIES

THAT HENCEFORTH WILL BE
MORE DIFFICULT THAN EVER.

AS AT THE OUTBREAK
OF THE LAST WAR,

YOU WILL NEED GREAT
CARE, TACT, CAUTION.

BUT BEYOND THAT,
THE MOST IMPORTANT THING

FOR YOU TO CARRY ON
WITH YOU IS THIS-

REMEMBER
YOU ARE AMERICANS,

REPRESENTING AMERICA

AND THE AMERICAN POLICY
OF MAINTAINING PEACE.

IT IS ON THE BASIS OF
YOUR CONFIDENTIAL

REPORTS TO
THIS DEPARTMENT

THAT OUR GOVERNMENT
OPERATES THIS POLICY.

ONE OF YOUR MOST
DIFFICULT TASKS

WILL BE THE SENDING
IN OF REPORTS

OF CONDITIONS
AS THEY REALLY ARE,

NOT AS THE OTHER
FELLOW'S FOREIGN OFFICE

WANTS YOU
TO BELIEVE THEY ARE.

REMEMBER YOU CANNOT LET
SYMPATHY OR PREJUDICE

AFFECT YOUR REPORTS
TO THIS DEPARTMENT.

THE FLAGS DESIGNATE THE 349
OUTPOSTS OF THE DEPARTMENT-

THE EMBASSIES,
LEGATION,

CONSULATE OFFICES,
AND AGENCIES.

EACH OF THESE
OUTPOSTS OPERATE

UNDER THE FUNDAMENTAL
PRINCIPLES OF THE SERVICE,

WHICH IS TO RECOGNIZE
THE SANCTITY OF TREATIES

AND THE EQUALITY OF
ALL MEN AND NATIONS,

STRONG AND WEAK ALIKE,

UNDER THE PROTECTION
OF INTERNATIONAL LAW.

LOOKS PRETTY MYSTERIOUS, DOESN'T IT?

SURE DOES.

LET ME HAVE ONE.

I'LL BE!

IT'S ALMOST HUMAN.

BETTER.
IT DOESN'T TALK.

EVER SINCE
THE WORLD WAR,

WE'VE BEEN TRYING
TO PERFECT A MACHINE

THAT WOULD ENCODE AND
DECODE AUTOMATICALLY.

WELL, HERE IT IS.

WHAT'S TO PREVENT
A FOREIGN POWER

FROM USING THE SAME
KIND OF MACHINE?

IT WOULD DO THEM
NO GOOD

UNLESS THEY HAD A KEY TO EACH MESSAGE.

THE MACHINE OFFERS
A VARIATION

OF 2,372 ENTIRELY
ORIGINAL CODES.

THAT WOULD GIVE ANY
INQUISITIVE OUTSIDER

2,371 CHANCES
OF BEING WRONG,

EVEN IF HE HAD THE MACHINE TO WORK WITH.

DOES THIS MACHINE
TAKE THE PLACE

OF ALL FORMER
CODE BOOKS?

OH, NO,
NOT AT ALL.

WE HAVE THESE, ALSO.

YOU MUST REMEMBER,

SECRECY OF
DIPLOMATIC CODES

IS AS IMPORTANT TO
OUR NATIONAL DEFENSE

AS THE ARMY AND NAVY.

TOTALITARIAN COUNTRIES
SHOW NO MERCY TO SPIES,

WHOSE FATE IS THE AX, THE
GUILLOTINE, OR THE FIRING SQUAD.

IN THIS COUNTRY, WE ARE
MORE TOLERANT WITH SPIES.

MANY FOREIGN SPIES ENTER THIS
COUNTRY ON FORGED PASSPORTS.

THIS ONE WAS
THE REAL THING.

APPARENTLY,
IT WAS STOLEN

FROM THE PERSON
IT WAS ISSUED TO,

THEN CLEANED UP
WITH INK ERADICATOR,

THE SERIAL
NUMBER CHANGED,

AND THIS PHOTOGRAPH
PASTED IN.

THERE ARE, HOWEVER,
ORGANIZED RINGS

WHO DEAL
IN FORGED PASSPORTS,

MAKING IT A COMPARATIVELY
SIMPLE MATTER

FOR SPIES TO OBTAIN THEM.

GOOD LUCK. THANKS, BARRY. SAME TO YOU.

MR. PEYTON,
WHAT'S YOUR OPINION

OF THE PRESENT
SITUATION?

UNOFFICIALLY,
YOU MEAN?

YOU SEE, WE ARE
THE RICHEST STOREHOUSE

OF WAR MATERIAL
IN THE WORLD,

AND BOTH SIDES
WANT ACCESS TO IT.

HENCE, OUR PRESENT
STATE OF AFFAIRS.

LET ME SHOW YOU,
GENTLEMEN,

HOW HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF.

ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO,
OUR COUNTRY WAS INFESTED

WITH A SECRET ARMY OF SPIES,
ENEMY AGENTS, AND SABOTEURS.

AND ALTHOUGH THEIR MACHINE
WAS HASTILY THROWN TOGETHER,

THEY WERE ABLE
TO WRECK BRIDGES,

BLOW UP FACTORIES
AND MUNITION PLANTS,

SINK AMERICAN SHIPS,

SPREAD DISEASE
IN THE STOCKYARDS,

AND SET INCENDIARY
FIRES IN OUR FORESTS.

FINALLY,
CONGRESS TOOK ACTION

AND GAVE US PROTECTIVE LAWS
AND COUNTERESPIONAGE.

BUT IT WAS TOO LATE
TO KEEP US OUT OF THE WAR.

TODAY, WE ARE IN EXACTLY THE SAME
POSITION THAT WE WERE 20 YEARS AGO-

UP AGAINST THE SAME
FEAR OF SPIES

AND WHAT MAY BE THE SAME KIND
OF VIOLENCE AND DISASTER.

WELL, JUST WHY WERE THOSE
PROTECTIVE LAWS REPEALED?

CONGRESS CONSIDERED THEM
A WARTIME MEASURE

AND, AFTER THE WAR,
REPEALED THEM.

AND THE PITY OF IT IS THAT TODAY
WE NEED THEM MORE THAN WE DID THEN,

BECAUSE TODAY WE HAVE
AN ALIEN ARMY ON AMERICAN SOIL

THAT IS MUCH BETTER ORGANIZED
THAN IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO

AND IN A FAR BETTER POSITION
TO PLUNGE THE COUNTRY

INTO CHAOS THE MOMENT
THE WORD OF COMMAND IS GIVEN.

IT'S A PITY THE STATE DEPARTMENT
CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

IT IS.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
WE ARE NOT

A COUNTERESPIONAGE
ORGANIZATION.

THE ROOTING OUT OF
SPIES HAS TO BE DONE

BY THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
AND ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

BUT WHAT DOES
CONCERN US IS THIS-

THAT THESE SPIES AND
SABOTEURS I SPEAK OF

ARE IN LEAGUE WITH
SOME OF THOSE

WHO WE WILL FIND
BUZZING AROUND

THE AGENCIES, LEGATIONS, AND CONSULATES.

SO BE ON YOUR GUARD.

IT ALMOST MAKES ONE WONDER

WHAT'S THE USE OF DEFENDING
OUR AMERICAN RIGHTS ABROAD

IF NO ONE BOTHERS TO
DEFEND THEM AT HOME.

WELL, THE ONLY WAY
I CAN ANSWER THAT

IS BY ASKING YOU ALL
TO DO THE BEST YOU CAN.

IF AMERICA, LACKING
THE PROTECTIVE LAWS IT NEEDS,

IS DRAWN INTO ANOTHER WAR,

IT WILL BE BECAUSE
OF THOSE HUMAN OSTRICHES

WHO KEEP THEIR HEADS
BURIED IN THE SAND.

THIS, OF COURSE, GENTLEMEN,
IS OFF THE RECORD.

THAT'S ALL, GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU.

WHAT'D I GET?

GREENLAND.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THAT'S A SWELL PLACE
FOR YOU, LOWELL.

NOW YOU CAN SPEND YOUR
WEEKENDS AT THE NORTH POLE.

DO THEY
ALWAYS DO THAT?

OH, YES, ALWAYS.

THEY PRETEND TO BELIEVE
THEY'LL BE SENT

WHEREVER THE DART
STRIKES ON THE MAP.

DOES IT EVER HAPPEN?

IT DID ONCE.

MY HUSBAND HIT RUSSIA.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, HE
HEARD HE WAS GOING THERE.

I'LL TRY MY LUCK.

WHAT'D I GET?

GERMANY.

GERMANY!

NOW, PLEASE BE
SEATED, GENTLEMEN.

I WILL NOW READ
YOUR ASSIGNMENTS

IN THE ORDER OF YOUR FINAL
STANDINGS IN THE CLASS.

MR. SABIN DAWSON,
THIRD SECRETARY

ASSIGNED TO THE EMBASSY
AT LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN.

MR. BARRY CORVALL,

THIRD SECRETARY ASSIGNED TO
THE EMBASSY OF PARIS, FRANCE.

MR. LOWELL WARRINGTON,
VICE-CONSUL ASSIGNED

TO THE CONSULATE
AT GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.

LOVELY PARTY,
ISN'T IT?

THAT'S OFFICIALLY.

PRIVATELY, I'D MUCH PREFER A CLAMBAKE.

HAVE YOU SEEN BARRY?

NO. I THOUGHT
HE'D BE HERE.

HE SHOULD BE.

LOWELL, DO YOU THINK
YOU COULD AGAIN FORGET

THAT OFFICIALLY
YOU'RE A DIPLOMAT?

SURELY. TURN IT ON
AND OFF LIKE A TAP.

FINE. TELL ME, WHAT DO YOU
KNOW ABOUT MISS BALLARD?

SHE'S A CHARMING GIRL,
DON'T YOU THINK?

I THINK YOU'RE
TURNING IT ON AGAIN.

AT LEAST YOU'LL AGREE THAT
SHE'S LOVELY TO LOOK AT.

YES. BARRY SEEMS
TO THINK SO.

I WOULDN'T WORRY
IF I WERE YOU.

BARRY'S NO FOOL.

WHAT MAN ISN'T
WHEN HE'S IN LOVE?

GOOD EVENING, MR. CORVALL. GOOD EVENING.

YOU'RE NOT
NERVOUS, ARE YOU?

A LITTLE.

I'LL SEE IF
I CAN FIND MOTHER.

DON'T BE LONG.

GOOD EVENING.

LOWELL.

HELLO, BARRY.

WILL YOU WAIT FOR BRENDA FOR ME? SURELY.

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME?

WHY SO LATE, DEAR?

WELL, I... I THINK I HAVE THE BEST
EXCUSE IN THE WORLD FOR BEING LATE.

NOW, WHAT ARE YOU
TRYING TO TELL ME?

WELL, I...

I'LL BE LEAVING WASHINGTON
SOON FOR A NEW POST,

AND, WELL, THERE WASN'T MUCH
TIME, SO BRENDA AND I DECIDED TO...

THERE DIDN'T SEEM TO BE
ANY REASON FOR DELAY.

SO YOU'RE MARRIED.

THAT'S ABOUT IT.

LET ME BE THE FIRST TO
WISH YOU HAPPINESS, DEAR.

THANK YOU, MOTHER.

YOU DON'T SEEM
VERY SURPRISED.

WELL, YOU DID SAY
YOU'D MADE UP YOUR MIND,

AND I KNOW
WHEN YOU DO THAT...

DO YOU MIND TELLING ME
WHEN AND WHERE IT HAPPENED?

IN BALTIMORE,
THIS MORNING.

OH. WILL YOU BRING YOUR
WIFE TO MEET ME NOW?

SO WE'RE FORGIVEN?

THERE'S VERY LITTLE YOU COULD
DO THAT I WOULDN'T FORGIVE.

YOUNG MAN, I WAS JUST ON THE VERGE
OF BEING VERY PEEVED WITH YOU-

BEING LATE AT
ONE OF MY RECEPTIONS.

MY HUMBLEST APOLOGY.

I'M NOT AS FORGIVING
AS YOUR MOTHER.

WELL, YOU BETTER FIGHT
MY BATTLES FOR ME, MOTHER.

EXCUSE ME.

THANKS, LOWELL.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO SAY,

EXCEPT THAT
I LOVE BARRY,

AND I'LL DO MY BEST
TO MAKE HIM HAPPY.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE SAID
ANYTHING ANY BETTER, MY DEAR.

THIS IS MRS. PEYTON.

I HOPE YOU'LL BE
VERY HAPPY, MY DEAR.

THANK YOU.

WELL...

I THINK OUR FRIENDS
SHOULD LEARN THE NEWS.

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

MRS. CORVALL WOULD LIKE
TO SAY SOMETHING.

MRS. PEYTON HAS
GIVEN ME PERMISSION

TO ANNOUNCE THE MARRIAGE OF
MISS BRENDA BALLARD TO MY SON.

PARIS, DARLING. WE'LL
HAVE A MAGNIFICENT GARRET

LOOKING OUT ON SOME
BEAUTIFUL CHIMNEYS.

I'LL HATE TO LEAVE
WASHINGTON.

NONSENSE. YOU KNOW, IT'S TOO BAD
THEY STILL DON'T WEAR KNEE BREECHES.

I'D DAZZLE 'EM.

YOU WILL ANYHOW.

I'M AFRAID I'LL HAVE TO
LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU, DARLING.

HOW DID YOU GET IN?

BY INVITATION.

I ASSURE YOU, MY DEAR, MY
CREDENTIALS ARE AS GOOD AS YOURS.

EXCELLENT MATCH.

QUITE BRILLIANT.

IN FACT, YOU SEEM TO HAVE
SETTLED YOURSELF SO WELL

THAT I HATE TO REMIND YOU
WHAT YOU'RE REALLY HERE FOR.

WHAT IS IT YOU WANT?

I WANT YOU TO GO
TO WORK, MY DEAR.

SECOND SECTION OF THE INDUSTRIAL
MOBILIZATION PLAN HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

I WANT YOU TO GET IT FOR ME. HOW?

YOUR HUSBAND MAY HAVE
ACCESS TO IT.

IF NOT, YOU WILL MEET FRIENDS
OF HIS WHO WILL HELP YOU.

HOW SOON DO YOU NEED IT?

AS SOON
AS YOU CAN GET IT.

WHERE SHALL I GET
IN TOUCH WITH YOU?

YOU ARE MOST FORTUNATE,
MY DEAR BRENDA,

BEING ABLE TO COMBINE
BUSINESS WITH PLEASURE.

OH. I BEG YOUR PARDON.

OH, NOT AT ALL.
I SHOULD BEG YOURS...

FOR HAVING LURED
YOUR CHARMING WIFE AWAY

FOR A LITTLE CHAT
ABOUT OLD TIMES.

THIS IS MR. MULLER.

WE USED TO KNOW EACH OTHER IN VIENNA.

YES, AN OLD FRIEND.

IN FACT,
A VERY DEAR FRIEND.

WELL, WE WILL
DOUBTLESS MEET AGAIN.

I HOPE SO.

WHO WAS THAT-
SOME NEWSPAPERMAN?

YES.

WELL, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

NOTHING, DARLING.

WELL, THEN I BEG TO REMIND YOU,
MRS. CORVALL, THAT THIS IS MY DANCE.

ALREADY?

I DON'T LIKE
THE WAY YOU SAY THAT.

YOU FORGET THAT I'M
A VERY REMARKABLE DANCER.

YOU ARE, DARLING.
YOU ARE.

BRENDA?

WHAT IS IT, DARLING?

BARRY...

REMEMBER ON THE BOAT WHEN I
TRIED TO TELL YOU SOMETHING?

YES.

YOU SAID THAT YESTERDAY
HAD SWALLOWED UP

THE THING THAT
I WAS AFRAID OF,

AND THAT ALL THE
TOMORROWS BELONGED TO US.

WHY DO YOU
MENTION THAT NOW?

BECAUSE YESTERDAY'S
CAUGHT UP WITH ME.

THERE AREN'T GOING TO BE ANY
MORE TOMORROW'S FOR US, BARRY.

HAS THAT GOT ANYTHING TO DO WITH
THAT NEWSPAPERMAN-THAT MULLER?

YES, ONLY HE'S NOT
A NEWSPAPERMAN.

HIS BUSINESS IS TO COLLECT
MILITARY INFORMATION

AND SELL IT
TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER.

WHAT DID HE WANT FROM YOU?

HE WANTED THE DETAILS OF AN
INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION PLAN...

OR SOME SUCH THING.

WELL, THAT'S
A PRETTY BIG ORDER.

WHY DID HE COME TO YOU?

OH, BARRY...

MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN THIS
WORLD, I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND.

PLEASE TRY, BARRY.

PLEASE TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT IT MEANS TO A GIRL

TO BE ON HER OWN
IN A STRANGE COUNTRY,

WITHOUT MONEY,
WITHOUT FRIENDS,

WITHOUT EVEN ENOUGH
TO EAT SOMETIMES,

AND ALWAYS HOUNDED
BY LANDLORDS...

EVEN WAITERS
IN CHEAP RESTAURANTS.

CAN YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT, BARRY?

I THINK I CAN.

THEN CAN YOU SEE HOW THAT GIRL
COULD HAVE GOT SO DESPERATE,

SO TIRED, SO SICK, SO WEARY,
SO UTTERLY DESPERATE

THAT SHE'D TAKE THE FIRST
JOB SHE COULD GET,

WITHOUT REALIZING
WHAT IT MEANT,

WITHOUT EVEN STOPPING TO THINK
THAT SHE WAS WORKING FOR SPIES?

WHAT KIND OF A HOLD HAVE
THEY GOT ON YOU, BRENDA?

HOW MUCH
DOES MULLER KNOW?

EVERYTHING.

THE PASSPORT THAT I PRESENTED
TO YOU IN TANGIER WAS FORGED.

HE GAVE IT TO ME.

THERE WAS AN AGREEMENT.

NATURALLY.

BUT I NEVER INTENDED TO
GO THROUGH WITH IT, BARRY.

YOU MUST BELIEVE THAT.

I'D QUIT. I THOUGHT
I WAS THROUGH WITH THEM.

AND THEN IN MOROCCO, WHEN ALL THAT
TROUBLE BROKE OUT, I WAS RECOGNIZED.

THE POLICE TOOK MY PAPERS
AWAY FROM ME.

OH, I HAD TO GET
OUT OF THERE.

I WAS AFRAID.
I WAS DESPERATE.

I'D SEEN DEATH
ALL AROUND ME, AND...

WELL, I'D HAVE AGREED TO
ANYTHING JUST TO COME HOME.

AND I DON'T REGRET
THAT PART OF IT, BARRY.

ALL I REGRET IS
THAT I MET YOU,

THAT I DIDN'T HAVE
THE COURAGE TO TELL YOU.

BUT YOU OFFERED ME THE ONLY
HAPPINESS THAT I'D EVER KNOWN.

OH, I TRIED
TO TELL YOU, BUT...

BUT I WOULDN'T LET YOU,
WOULD I?

PLEASE FORGIVE ME, BARRY.

I LOVED YOU SO MUCH.

EVERYTHING IS
ALL MIXED UP.

SUDDENLY, THE WORLD'S
TURNED UPSIDE DOWN.

BUT THERE'S ONE THING
THAT'S RIGHT,

THAT MAKES ME VERY
HUMBLE AND GRATEFUL-

YOUR LOVE, BRENDA.

GRATEFUL? AFTER WHAT
I'VE DONE TO YOU?

YOU HAVEN'T DONE
ANYTHING.

THINGS HAVE BEEN
DONE TO YOU.

NOW, I WANT YOU TO TELL ME ALL YOU
KNOW ABOUT MULLER AND HIS CROWD,

AND I WANT TO ASK YOU
A GREAT FAVOR.

I WANT YOU TO COME WITH
ME TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT.

BUT, BARRY, WHEN THEY FIND
OUT ABOUT ME, THE PASSPORT-

WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION THAT'S
A LITTLE MORE IMPORTANT

THAN YOU OR ME, BRENDA.

WHEN THAT'S FULFILLED, NOTHING
CAN SPOIL OUR TOMORROWS.

THEY'LL STILL BE OURS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU SHOULD
BOTHER TO SEND FOR ME, GENTLEMEN,

BUT I HAVE NO OBJECTION AT ALL
TO ANSWERING YOUR QUESTIONS.

WON'T YOU BE SEATED?

DO YOU MIND IF I SMOKE?

WHAT IS YOUR NAME?

KARL MULLER.

WHAT'S
YOUR PROFESSION?

JOURNALIST.

FOR WHAT PAPERS
DO YOU WORK?

THE CENTRAL EUROPEAN
NEWS SYNDICATE.

BUT YOU HAVE CONTACTS WITH CERTAIN
NEWSPAPERS OVER HERE, HAVE YOU NOT?

I SEND THEM EUROPEAN NEWS,
AND IN RETURN,

THEY PASS ON AMERICAN NEWS
FROM THE CONTINENTAL PAPERS.

YOU TALKED TO MRS. CORVALL AT
MY HOME LAST WEDNESDAY EVENING.

I DID.

DID YOU TELL HER
THAT YOU WERE INTERESTED

IN THE MOST RECENT DETAILS OF THE UNITED
STATES INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION PLAN?

CERTAINLY.

WHY?

WELL... IT IS NEWS,
IS IT NOT?

WHY DID YOU IMAGINE THAT SHE
COULD TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT IT?

MRS. CORVALL AND I
HAD MET IN EUROPE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE
KNEW EACH OTHER FAIRLY WELL,

SO NATURALLY, WHEN I HEARD SHE HAD
MARRIED A YOUNG MAN IN THE FOREIGN SERVICE,

I THOUGHT I MIGHT USE HER AS AN
OCCASIONAL SOURCE OF INFORMATION.

WE JOURNALISTS DO NOT MISS
ANY CHANCES, YOU KNOW.

DID YOU SUGGEST THAT
MRS. CORVALL SHOULD OBTAIN

THIS KNOWLEDGE
FROM HER HUSBAND?

NO, I DID NOT SUGGEST IT,

BUT IT WAS NATURALLY
WHAT OCCURRED TO ME.

WE ALSO FIND YOUR OFFICE
TO BE THE FOUNTAINHEAD

OF A FLOOD OF
POISONOUS PROPAGANDA

CONSTANTLY BEING SENT OUT
TO NUMEROUS PUBLICATIONS

IN THIS COUNTRY.

FLOOD OF
POISONOUS PROPAGANDA?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

DID THIS ORIGINATE
IN YOUR OFFICE?

CERTAINLY.

BUT I WOULD HARDLY
CALL IT PROPAGANDA.

MERELY ITEMS OF FOREIGN NEWS SENT OUT TO
OUR SUBSCRIBING PAPERS IN THIS COUNTRY.

MR. MULLER,
BY YOUR ACTIONS,

BY YOUR WRITINGS-
THESE ARTICLES-

YOU MAKE VERY PLAIN YOUR DISLIKE
FOR OUR AMERICAN INSTITUTION.

YOU LEAVE NO DOUBTS TO WHAT YOU
THINK OF OUR SYSTEM OF DEMOCRACY.

IS IT NOT TRUE THAT YOU ARE
OPPOSED TO OUR SYSTEM OF DEMOCRACY?

SINCE YOU INSIST ON OBTAINING
MY OPINION, IT IS TRUE.

THEN WHY DO YOU STAY
HERE? WHY SHOULDN'T I?

I HAVE MY WORK.

AND UNDER A DEMOCRATIC
SYSTEM SUCH AS YOURS,

I AM PERFECTLY ENTITLED TO PREACH
AGAINST DEMOCRACY IF I WISH.

FREE SPEECH, AFTER ALL, IS ONE
OF YOUR COUNTRY'S GREATEST BOASTS.

FREE SPEECH, YES,
BUT NOT TREASON.

YOU'RE NOT A JOURNALIST.
YOU'RE A SPY.

IS THAT WHAT YOUR
WIFE SAID I WAS?

BUT HAVE YOU,
MR. CORVALL,

EVER ASKED YOURSELF
WHAT SHE IS?

I DID NOT WISH TO
MENTION THIS, MR. CORVALL.

CONSIDERATIONS OF CHIVALRY
WOULD HAVE INCLINED ME

TO PRESERVE AS LONG AS
POSSIBLE THE BLISSFUL INNOCENCE

OF A NEWLY MARRIED HUSBAND
ABOUT HIS WIFE'S PAST.

BUT HER OWN STATEMENT
COMPELS ME TO DEFEND MYSELF

IN THE ONLY WAY
POSSIBLE-

BY TELLING YOU
THE SIMPLE TRUTH.

IT IS YOUR WIFE
WHO IS A SPY.

BRENDA, AS SHE WAS GENERALLY
KNOWN TO HER ACQUAINTANCES,

WAS ALWAYS
A CLEVER GIRL.

IT WAS A BRILLIANT IDEA
TO STAGE A FAINT

TO ATTRACT YOUR ATTENTION
AT THE LEGATION...

AND THEN TO CROSS HERE
ON A FORGED PASSPORT.

I REALLY MUST APOLOGIZE
FOR INFLICTING SUCH SHOCKS

TO YOUR INNOCENCE,
MR. CORVALL, BUT-

ON THE CONTRARY. YOU'RE TELLING
ME NOTHING I DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW.

THEN IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
GENTLEMEN, I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

OR DO I UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE'S A CHARGE

ON WHICH
YOU'RE DETAINING ME?

ARE YOU AN AMERICAN
CITIZEN, MR. MULLER?

NO.

THEN UNFORTUNATELY,
THAT WILL BE ALL.

THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

WELL, GENTLEMEN, I THINK THERE'S
NOTHING MORE TO DETAIN US.

BUT I SHOULD LIKE YOU
TO CALL AT MY OFFICE

TOMORROW MORNING,
MR. CORVALL.

I THINK I KNOW WHAT
YOU HAVE TO SAY TO ME,

AND I'D RATHER
YOU SAID IT NOW.

I THINK TOMORROW
WOULD BE BETTER.

YOU'RE GOING TO ASK ME
TO RESIGN.

I'LL SAVE YOU THE TROUBLE.

PLEASE ACCEPT
MY RESIGNATION NOW.

AS YOU WISH.

BUT BARRY HASN'T DONE
ANYTHING WRONG.

THEY CAN'T PUNISH HIM
FOR SOMETHING THAT I DID.

IN DIPLOMACY, BRENDA,

A MISTAKE IS AS
BLAMEWORTHY AS A CRIME.

AND HIS MISTAKE
WAS... ME.

FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF
THE STATE DEPARTMENT, YES.

BUT DON'T
MISUNDERSTAND ME.

I'M NOT CONDEMNING
YOU, DEAR.

DIPLOMATS' WIVES
ARE GUILTY

THE MOMENT THERE'S A
SLIGHTEST WHISPER AROUND THEM.

AND WHAT'S MORE, THEIR
GUILT INFECTS THEIR HUSBANDS.

MRS. CORVALL, ALL I EVER
WANTED WAS TO MAKE BARRY HAPPY,

AND THE DOWRY I BROUGHT TO
HIM WAS SCANDAL AND DISGRACE.

OH, DON'T BLAME YOURSELF
TOO MUCH, DEAR.

I DO BLAME MYSELF.

IF I'D HAD THE COURAGE, I
COULD HAVE SPARED HIM THIS.

MAYBE IT'S NOT TOO LATE.

BARRY CAN GET
AN ANNULMENT, CAN'T HE?

I COULD DISAPPEAR. THAT
WOULD CLEAR THE SLATE FOR HIM-

IF I WENT AWAY, IF NOTHING
WAS EVER HEARD OF ME AGAIN.

YOU LOVE BARRY
VERY MUCH, DON'T YOU?

I THINK HE FEELS
THE SAME WAY ABOUT YOU.

DO YOU THINK HE'D BE HAPPY
IF YOU WENT AWAY?

BARRY WILL NEVER BE
HAPPY WITHOUT HIS CAREER.

THE LEAST I CAN DO IS
GIVE THAT BACK TO HIM.

I'M AFRAID YOU CAN'T.

I'M AFRAID BARRY'S
CAREER ENDED TODAY.

WHOSE CAREER HAS ENDED?

BARRY! THEY DIDN'T ASK
FOR YOUR RESIGNATION?

OF COURSE THEY DID,
AND I GAVE IT TO THEM.

BUT MULLER!

I'VE JUST DISCOVERED FOR THE
SECOND TIME IN A GENERATION

THAT THIS COUNTRY HAS NO
LAWS FOR MEN LIKE MULLER.

BUT THAT'S
RIDICULOUS.

THEY RELEASE HIM
AND PUNISH YOU!

IT'S A CASE OF THE INNOCENT
BYSTANDER BEING SHOT

WHILE THE BANDIT
GOES FREE, DARLING.

THEN YOUR CAREER
IS ENDED.

THERE'S THAT WORD AGAIN.

SAY, WHAT IS A CAREER,
ANYWAY?

IS IT A TITLE,
A NAME ON YOUR OFFICE DOOR,

THE MEDALS YOU WEAR,
OR THE WORK YOU DO?

WHAT WORK IS THERE LEFT
FOR YOU TO DO, DEAR?

I DON'T KNOW. I HAVEN'T HAD
TIME TO THINK IT OVER YET.

BUT IT'S GOT A LOT TO DO
WITH MULLER AND HIS CROWD.

YES, BARRY, I KNOW HOW YOU
FEEL, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO NOW?

WHAT I'D LIKE TO DO IS
EXPLODE ONE FIRECRACKER

UNDER OUR
CONGRESSIONAL OSTRICH-

WAKE HIM UP TO THE DANGER
OF THESE SABOTEURS

BEFORE
THEY DO IT WITH BOMBS.

BUT HOW?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO EUROPE,
LOOKING FOR POWDER.

YOU KNOW, JUST A LITTLE
INFORMAL VISIT-

ALONE, WITH NO PARTICULAR PLAN,
AND A LOT OF HOPE.

BUT NOT ALONE,
BARRY.

WITH ME...

AND MAYBE
WITH A PLAN...

BECAUSE I KNOW THE PEOPLE
THAT MULLER WORKED FOR,

AND I'M SURE
I CAN HELP YOU.

I'M SORRY, DARLING, BUT THIS IS
MY PARTY, AND YOU'RE NOT INVITED.

BARRY, WHEN I FIRST
TOLD YOU ABOUT MULLER,

YOU SAID THAT
WE HAD AN OBLIGATION

THAT WAS GREATER THAN
EITHER OF US. REMEMBER?

I CAN SEE I'M GOING TO HAVE A LOT
OF TROUBLE WITH BRENDA, MOTHER.

WOULD YOU TAKE HER
INTO THE OTHER ROOM

AND EXPLAIN TO HER WHAT
EVERY YOUNG BRIDE SHOULD KNOW-

NOT TO ARGUE
WITH HER HUSBAND,

NOT TO BE STICKING HER PRETTY NOSE
INTO THINGS THAT DON'T CONCERN HER?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT
ALL THIS WILL LEAD TO,

AND I'M AFRAID
FOR BOTH OF YOU,

BUT I'M ON BRENDA'S
SIDE THIS TIME.

I KNOW HOW SHE FEELS, AND I
THINK SHE'S A RIGHT TO BE HEARD.

ALL RIGHT. BUT BEFORE
YOU START, BRENDA,

I JUST WANT TO TELL YOU
ONE THING-

THE ANSWER IS STILL NO.

AS WE SEE IT, OUR KEY MAN IS THE
PAUL STRAWN BRENDA MET IN TANGIER.

OUR FIRST JOB IS
TO LOCATE HIM, AND THEN...

WELL, FROM THEN ON,
WE NEED A LOT OF LUCK.

AND IF WE SUCCEED, WE MAY
BE ABLE TO CONVINCE CONGRESS

OF THE REAL DANGER
OF THESE ENEMY AGENTS.

THEY'LL HAVE A CLEAR PICTURE

OF THE WHOLE VICIOUS SYSTEM-
FACTS, NAMES...

EXACTLY HOW HUNDREDS
OF THESE SABOTEURS

ARE PLANNING ON ATTACKING
THE UNITED STATES.

BARRY, AS AN OFFICIAL
OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT,

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

IN FACT, YOU DIDN'T
EVEN COME HERE TONIGHT.

BUT IF I HAD ANY OFFICIAL
KNOWLEDGE OF YOUR PLANS,

IT WOULD BE MY DUTY TO TELL
YOU THAT IF YOU'RE APPREHENDED,

THE DEPARTMENT WILL GIVE
YOU NO AID NOR PROTECTION.

YOUR STATUS WILL BE THAT
OF UNAUTHORIZED...

AND INDEPENDENT AGENTS.

AND I DON'T HAVE TO TELL
YOU THAT IN SOME COUNTRIES,

SUCH AGENTS
ARE BEHEADED.

YES, I'VE CONSIDERED THAT.

I KNOW I'M NOT WITHIN THROWING
DISTANCE OF BEING A HERO.

BUT STILL, THERE ARE CASES
WHERE THE JOB TO BE DONE

IS MORE IMPORTANT
THAN THE RISK INVOLVED.

THAT, OF COURSE, IS SPEAKING
ENTIRELY FOR MYSELF.

AS FAR AS IT CONCERNS
BRENDA...

WHY DIDN'T YOU
STAY OUT OF THIS?

IT'S A LONG STORY, DARLING.

WHEN I WAS A LITTLE GIRL, I ALWAYS
WANTED TO PLAY WITH FIRECRACKERS,

AND THEY WOULDN'T LET ME.

NOW THAT I'VE GOT THE CHANCE,
NOTHING CAN STOP ME.

THERE'S A WIFE FOR YOU.

I AGREE. THERE IS
A WIFE FOR YOU.

MRS. CORVALL, YOU CAME
INTO OUR LIFE SO ABRUPTLY

THAT I HAVEN'T HAD AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLAIM A PRIVILEGE

THAT IS MINE, AS AN OLD
FRIEND OF THE FAMILY.

SO, JUST TO KEEP THE RECORD
STRAIGHT, MAY I CLAIM IT NOW?

UH, THAT'S UNOFFICIAL,
OF COURSE.

YOU KNOW, GENEVA'S
A BEAUTIFUL CITY.

IT'S TOO BAD THEY HAVE TO HAVE
PEOPLE LIKE STRAWN TO DIRTY IT UP.

HOW DO I LOOK?

YOU LOOK VERY WICKED.

THAT'S THE IDEA,
ISN'T IT?

WELL, I DON'T LIKE
THE IDEA.

I'M TIRED OF IT.
I'M GOING WITH YOU.

BARRY, YOU CAN'T. THIS IS
OUR ONE WAY THAT WE HAVE

OF GETTING IN TOUCH
WITH STRAWN.

IT'S OUR ONE CHANCE. WE'VE GOT
TO DO IT JUST THE WAY WE PLANNED.

OH, ALL RIGHT.

HALF PAST.

HE'S NEARLY ALWAYS THERE
BY 8:00. I'VE GOT TO GO.

WELL, GOOD LUCK, DARLING.

IF YOU GET IN ANY TROUBLE,
JUST SING OUT.

I'LL BE SOMEWHERE
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKES,
BARRY, KEEP OUT OF SIGHT.

I WILL,
BUT YOU JUST SING OUT.

BYE, DARLING.

MRS. CORVALL.

HOW DO YOU DO?
HOW DO YOU DO?

OH, I SAID IT FIRST.

SO YOU'RE
IN GENEVA AGAIN.

AND MR. CORVALL?

WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW?

CURIOSITY.

I HEARD ABOUT HIS
UNFORTUNATE EXPERIENCE.

THAT WAS TOO BAD.

HE THINKS SO.

YOU KNOW...

YOU REALLY SHOULD NOT HAVE
TRIED TO DUPE OUR FRIEND.

HE IS A MAN OF
VERY HIGH INTELLIGENCE.

LISTEN, IF YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT MULLER...

HIGH INTELLIGENCE!

I HAVE MY APARTMENT
UPSTAIRS.

PERHAPS WE CAN TALK
THERE IN GREATER PRIVACY.

PRIVACY? I DON'T WANT
ANY PRIVACY.

BUT PERHAPS YOU DO.

AS A RESULT, I HAD TO MAKE
A CLEAN BREAST OF EVERYTHING

IN ORDER TO PROTECT
MY OWN INTERESTS.

OH, I SEE. NATURALLY, YOUR
OWN INTERESTS CAME FIRST.

NATURALLY. WELL, AT LEAST YOU'RE FRANK.

BUT INSTEAD OF
ADVANCING MY INTERESTS,

I MERELY PLACED THEM
ON AN INSECURE BASIS.

INSTEAD OF REWARDING MY
HUSBAND FOR EXPOSING MULLER,

HIS GOVERNMENT
DISCHARGED HIM.

SO I UNDERSTAND.

AND NOW YOUR HUSBAND
BLAMES YOU?

ON THE CONTRARY. HE
BLAMES HIS GOVERNMENT...

FOR NOT CONSIDERING ME
THE PATRIOT HE THINKS I AM.

ARE YOU INFERRING THAT HE IS
IN ERROR IN THAT SUPPOSITION?

HAVING BEEN A WOMAN WITHOUT
A COUNTRY FOR SO MANY YEARS,

PATRIOTISM IS A LUXURY I
CAN'T AFFORD, HERR STRAWN.

AND YOUR HUSBAND?

IS HE SOLVENT ENOUGH
TO AFFORD THE LUXURY?

PERHAPS... IF HE WEREN'T
MARRIED TO ME.

HE HAPPENS TO LOVE ME
VERY MUCH,

AND I'M A TRIFLE
EXPENSIVE.

AND YOU PROPOSE TO IMPROVE YOUR
FINANCIAL STATUS THROUGH MY ORGANIZATION?

WHY NOT? MY HUSBAND
HAS FRIENDS, CONTACTS.

HERE, FOR INSTANCE.

THESE ITEMS ARE
ALREADY KNOWN TO US.

THESE ARE SAMPLES,
HERR STRAWN.

YOU ARE VERY CLEVER,
MADAME...

BUT FORGIVE ME IF I SEEM
TO DOUBT YOUR LOYALTY.

MY LOYALTY IS NOT
FOR SALE, HERR STRAWN.

MY STOCK IN TRADE
IS INFORMATION-FACTS.

I PROPOSE TO SELL IT
ON THE HIGHEST MARKET.

YOU'VE BEEN OFFERED
FIRST BID.

THAT WAS WELL STATED,
MADAME.

NOW, IF YOU WILL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT.

IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE,
MY DEAR MRS. CORVALL,

THAT YOU MAY HEAR FROM US.

AFTER YOU'VE MADE AN
INVESTIGATION, OF COURSE.

I REITERATE, MADAME,
YOU ARE VERY CLEVER.

"... INDULGING IN SEVERAL
LIGHT FLIRTATIONS,

"A FACT WHICH HAS CAUSED
MANY QUARRELS BETWEEN THE TWO.

"CORVALL APPEARS EXTREMELY
IN LOVE WITH HIS WIFE,

"AND, EXCEPT WHEN
IN A FIT OF JEALOUSY,

"COMPLETELY
DOMINATED BY HER.

"THEY HAVE HAD NO VISITORS
EXCEPT MR. LOWELL WARRINGTON,

"AN UNDERSECRETARY AT
THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE

"WITH WHOM CORVALL SEEMS
ON THE FRIENDLIEST TERMS.

"WE UNDERSTAND THEY WERE
CLASSMATES IN WASHINGTON.

"THEIR MAIL IS LIGHT
- CONTAINS NO OFFICIAL LETTERS.

"THERE HAVE BEEN NO
LONG-DISTANCE CALLS PLACED

"SINCE WE BEGAN
THE INVESTIGATION,

"AND ONLY A FEW LOCAL CALLS, THOSE TO
THE CONSULATE BEING ALL TO WARRINGTON.

"CORVALL IS TRAVELING
ON A LETTER OF CREDIT

WHICH AMOUNTS TO SLIGHTLY
LESS THAN 5,000 SWISS FRANCS."

YOU BELIEVE HIM TO BE AN
EMOTIONALLY UNSTABLE YOUNG MAN?

INFATUATED
WITH THIS WOMAN.

AND THE WOMAN IS
HIS OWN WIFE? HMM.

EXTRAORDINARY.
SHE IS BEAUTIFUL?

EXTREMELY.

I'LL ACCEPT YOUR OPINION.

HOWEVER, YOU WILL TAKE
EVERY PRECAUTION.

YOU WILL MEET THIS WOMAN. SEE TO IT THAT
CORVALL IS ALSO OCCUPIED AT THAT TIME.

ONCE THEY'RE SO ENGAGED, YOU WILL
SEARCH THEIR APARTMENT THOROUGHLY

AND ARRANGE FOR THEIR
CONSTANT SURVEILLANCE.

WHEN YOU HAVE COMPLETED THESE
ARRANGEMENTS, YOU WILL TELEPHONE STRAWN.

SO FAR, OUR EXPERTS HAVE
BEEN UNABLE TO BREAK IT.

WE KNOW IT IS NOT
A MACHINE CODE,

AND WE BELIEVE IT'S
ONE NOT OFTEN USED.

BARRY WOULD KNOW.

HE MIGHT KNOW THE TYPE,
BUT NO MAN COULD CARRY

SUCH A COMPLICATED
FORMULA IN HIS HEAD.

THIS IS NOT THE ORIGINAL
DOCUMENT, OF COURSE-

JUST A COPY OF A FEW
OF THE REPEATED SYMBOLS.

HOWEVER, IF HE COULD GET
THE KEY FOR THEM,

AN EXPERT CRYPTOGRAPHER
COULD BREAK THE REST.

A FEW MINUTES ALONE
WITH THE MANUAL...

IF THE CONSULATE HAS ONE.

CAN THAT BE MANAGED?

I THINK SO.

AND THE TERMS-
OUR USUAL ARRANGEMENT?

VERY WELL.

COME IN.

YOU'RE WANTED
ON THE TELEPHONE, SIR.

EXCUSE ME.

THE APARTMENT HAS BEEN
INVESTIGATED.

NOTHING OF INTEREST FOUND.

THE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS
HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

GOOD.

REMEMBER...

THIS TIME,
THERE CAN BE NO EXCUSES.

ONE STEP IN THE WRONG DIRECTION,
FOR EITHER YOU OR CORVALL,

WILL BRING
INSTANT DISASTER.

I'M NOT LIKELY
TO FORGET THAT.

OH. WHAT ON EARTH
KEPT YOU SO LONG?

SORRY, DARLING.
I MET SOME FRIENDS.

CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL, PLEASE. YES, MADAME.

A CODE THEY WANT BROKEN.

BARRY! WHERE HAVE YOU
BEEN KEEPING YOURSELF?

I'VE CALLED YOU
A DOZEN TIMES.

WELL, I HAVEN'T BEEN
ANSWERING THE PHONE LATELY.

BEEN SICK? WELL, YOU MIGHT CALL IT THAT.

COME ON IN.

THERE ISN'T ANYTHING
WRONG WITH YOU

THAT 2 FINGERS
OF THIS WON'T CURE.

WELL, NO, THANKS,
LOWELL. I...

I'VE TRIED THAT.
IT DOESN'T WORK.

DON'T LET IT
GET YOU DOWN, BARRY.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO
DO BESIDES BEING IN THE SERVICE.

WELL, IT ISN'T LOSING MY JOB IN
THE SERVICE THAT'S GOT ME DOWN.

IT'S JUST THAT...

WELL, WHEN THIS
WHOLE THING CAME UP,

THERE WAS ONE THING
WE ALL TOOK FOR GRANTED.

THAT WAS
BRENDA'S SINCERITY.

ANYONE WITH A GRAIN
OF SENSE CAN SEE THAT.

WELL,
I'M NOT SO SURE NOW.

ARE YOU CRAZY?

WELL, I'VE GOT
A GOOD START.

IT'S ENOUGH TO DRIVE
ANYONE CRAZY,

THE WAY SHE'S BEEN
ACTING LATELY-

MYSTERIOUS ENGAGEMENTS
WITH STRANGE MEN,

PHONE CALLS DAY AND
NIGHT SHE WON'T EXPLAIN.

I TRIED TO BELIEVE
THERE WAS

AN INNOCENT EXPLANATION
FOR IT, UNTIL...

WELL, UNTIL I FOUND
THIS AMONG HER THINGS.

CODE, HUH? YEAH. DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT?

IT LOOKS A LITTLE LIKE
INTERDEPARTMENTAL 29-C.

YES, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT,
BUT I KNOW ENOUGH ABOUT 29-C

TO KNOW IT ISN'T THAT,
BUT IT IS FAMILIAR.

IT DOES LOOK SUSPICIOUS. UH-HUH.

IF THAT'S ONE OF OUR CODES,
YOU CAN TELL ME IN 2 SECONDS.

DO IT FOR ME, WILL YOU,
LOWELL? I WANT TO KNOW.

WANT TO COME TO
THE CODE ROOM WITH ME?

YOU'VE FORGOTTEN THE RULES, HAVEN'T YOU?

THAT'S RIGHT. SOMEHOW,
I CAN'T GET THE IDEA

OF YOUR NOT BEING
IN THE SERVICE.

NEITHER CAN I.

HURRY IT UP,
WILL YOU, LOWELL?

BRENDA'S CALLING FOR ME
IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

RIGHT.

I'M SORRY, BARRY. IT'S
OUR CODE, ALL RIGHT.

ARE YOU SURE?

LOOK FOR YOURSELF.

THAT WORD DECODED
IS "AIRPLANE."

THAT ONE'S "CONVERSION."

IT SEEMS THAT SOMEONE HAS SNAFFLED
A FAIRLY IMPORTANT MESSAGE.

THERE COULDN'T BE ANY
MISTAKE, COULD THERE?

THE ONLY MISTAKE SEEMS
TO BE THE ONE YOU MADE

BY MARRYING A PRETTY GIRL WHO FAINTED
IN YOUR CONSULATE ONE DAY IN TANGIER.

AND HE TRICKED WARRINGTON INTO
GIVING HIM THE KEY TO THE CODE

WITHOUT WARRINGTON
SUSPECTING A THING.

GOOD.

HELLO, MRS. CORVALL. YOUR
HUSBAND'S IN WITH MR. WARRINGTON.

SHALL I TELL HIM
YOU'RE HERE?

THANKS, BUT DON'T BOTHER
HIM. I'LL WAIT HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW IT'S TOUGH, BARRY,
BUT YOU'VE GOT TO FACE IT.

BESIDES, YOU WON'T BE
FILING THAT REPORT. I WILL.

THIS IS UNOFFICIAL, LOWELL.
I CAME TO YOU AS A FRIEND.

YOU HAVEN'T ANY RIGHT TO FILE
THAT REPORT UNLESS I ASK YOU TO.

ALL RIGHT.

SHE MAY HAVE
SOME EXPLANATION.

AT LEAST I OWE HER THE
RIGHT TO CLEAR HERSELF.

WATCH YOUR STEP, BARRY.

THANKS, LOWELL.

WELL, IT WORKED,
BUT I'M NOT PROUD OF IT.

BARRY, THE PORTER-
DID YOU NOTICE?

YES. WHY? I'VE SEEN
HIM SOMEWHERE BEFORE.

HE RECOGNIZED ME, TOO.

I THINK HE'S WORKED
FOR STRAWN IN PARIS.

DON'T WORRY.
WE MAY NEED HIM.

HELLO, P.A.?
IS DONALD GARRETT IN YET?

GOOD. LET ME SPEAK
TO HIM, PLEASE.

HELLO. GARRETT SPEAKING.
OH, HELLO, BARRY.

HELLO, DON.
WHEN DID YOU GET IN?

GOOD.
WHAT'S THE CONDITION?

BAD, AS USUAL.
LOOKS LIKE WAR THIS TIME.

WE'LL KNOW SOMETHING
BY TONIGHT.

BROADCAST GOES ON IN A FEW
MINUTES. WHAT'S NEW WITH YOU?

WELL, I MADE CONTACT.
THAT'S ABOUT ALL.

LOOK, I'M STAYING
AT THE PALACE,

BUT DON'T COME HERE
AND DON'T CALL.

YEAH. I'VE GOT AN IDEA I'M A
GOLDFISH. I'LL GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

OK. GOOD LUCK.

BERLIN BROADCAST!

THAT BY SHORTWAVE TO THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA,

BROADCASTING
FROM THE PRESSROOM

OF THE PAN-AMERICAN
PRESS BUREAU

IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND.

AND NOW
MR. DONALD GARRETT,

WORLD-FAMOUS
CORRESPONDENT,

WILL GIVE YOU HIS INTERPRETATION
OF TODAY'S DRAMATIC EVENTS.

MR. GARRETT.

THROUGHOUT EUROPE TONIGHT,

THE VOICES OF HATE
ARE STILL CRYING,

AND EUROPE'S
WAR OF NERVES,

THIS TIME
MORE THAN EVER BEFORE,

SEEM ABOUT TO BLAST
INTO A REAL WAR-

A WAR OF CANNON AND WARPLANES
AND THE BLOOD OF MEN.

IF IT DOES START, WE,
YOUR AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS,

WILL ATTEMPT TO GIVE YOU THE AUTHENTIC
REPORTS OF NEWS AS IT HAPPENS.

BUT ALREADY
IN LONDON, PARIS, BERLIN-

IN ALMOST EVERY CAPITAL
IN EUROPE-

PLANS ARE COMPLETED FOR
A LID-TIGHT CENSORSHIP.

TONIGHT, IN WHAT MAY VERY WELL
BE THE LAST UNCENSORED BROADCAST,

I WANT TO FOREWARN YOU,
THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA,

NOT TO BELIEVE
EVERYTHING YOU WILL HEAR

UNTIL THERE IS OFFICIAL
CONFIRMATION.

SIFT THE ACCOUNTS,
STUDY THE SOURCES,

AND LOOK TO YOUR
AMERICAN CORRESPONDENTS,

WHO WILL TRY
TO BRING YOU THE TRUTH.

AND ABOVE ALL,

LET THE HATREDS OF EUROPE
REMAIN IN EUROPE.

KEEP THEM OUT OF OUR COUNTRY.

REMEMBER THAT AMERICA
SHOULD BE NEUTRAL.

NOW FOR THE SUMMARIES OF THE
EVENTS OF THE PAST 12 HOURS.

YES.

YES, IT WILL BE
COMPARATIVELY SIMPLE

TO DECODE
FROM THESE NOTES.

QUITE SATISFACTORY,
MADAME.

THANK YOU.

THIS WAS THE UNDERSTANDING, I BELIEVE.

YES, THANK YOU.

THAT WILL BE ALL,
MADAME.

IS THERE NO OTHER WAY
I CAN BE OF SERVICE?

NOT FOR THE PRESENT,
MADAME,

BUT WE SHALL BE
IN CONSTANT TOUCH WITH YOU.

ONE CAN UNDERSTAND THE YOUNG
MAN'S INFATUATION WITH HER.

WE SHALL HAVE
NO FURTHER USE FOR HER.

GOOD NIGHT, MADAME.

LEAVE YOUR HATS AND COATS
HERE, GENTLEMEN. NOW, THIS WAY.

COME IN, GENTLEMEN.

THIS GRAPH
REPRESENTS THE WORKING PROGRAM

OF THE UNITED STATES
INDUSTRIAL PLAN,

FIRST AND SECOND
SECTIONS.

THE CHIEF AGENT
IN EACH ZONE

IS REPRESENTED BY
A LARGE BLACK CIRCLE,

AND SUBORDINATE AGENTS
BY SMALLER CIRCLES.

YOU CAN SEE, GENTLEMEN,
THAT WE HAVE INFILTRATED

INTO EVERY VITAL INDUSTRIAL
NERVE CENTER IN THE UNITED STATES.

THE ORGANIZATION IS, IN
FACT, A COMBAT SECRET SERVICE

WITH A WAR POTENTIAL MORE
DESTRUCTIVELY EFFECTIVE

THAN A DIVISION
OF SHOCK TROOPS.

THIS HAS ALL
BEEN COMPLETED?

YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY.
IMPOSSIBLE.

NO AMERICAN COULD
BE THAT STUPID.

THERE HAVE BEEN NO SECRET
ARRESTS, NO COUNTERCHECKS.

WHETHER THEY ARE STUPID OR
MERELY INDIFFERENT, I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S SOMETHING DIFFICULT
FOR US TO UNDERSTAND.

BUT THE FACT REMAINS THAT NO
EFFECTIVE COUNTERESPIONAGE MEASURES

HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET
THROUGH THEIR CONGRESS.

INCREDIBLE. THIS SEEMING INDIFFERENCE

HAS NOT AFFECTED
YOUR VIGILANCE?

NO, YOUR EXCELLENCY.

YOUR INSTRUCTIONS HAVE BEEN
CARRIED OUT TO THE LETTER.

NO AGENT KNOWS MORE
THAN ONE OR TWO OTHERS.

ANY SCORE OF THEM
COULD BE ARRESTED.

IT WOULD NOT AFFECT
THE ORGANIZATION,

NOR WOULD IT LEAD
TO US.

THERE IS ONLY ONE RECORD,
KNOWN ONLY TO ME.

YOU MAY BE SURE
THAT IT'S SAFE.

THESE AGENTS HAVE
BEEN CAREFULLY SELECTED?

YOU CAN GUARANTEE
THEIR EFFECTIVENESS?

YES, YOUR EXCELLENCY. SHOULD
THERE BE REASON TO ORDER IT,

THE WAR INDUSTRIES
WILL BE DESTROYED FIRST,

TRANSPORTATION LINES
CRIPPLED,

FOOD SUPPLIES POISONED OR
CONTAMINATED BEYOND SALVAGE,

RESERVOIRS POLLUTED.

OVERNIGHT, THE NATION
WILL BE IN CHAOS, HELPLESS-

THE CIVILIAN POPULATION
IN TERROR AND CONFUSION.

VERY GOOD, RADER. YOU
WILL ARRANGE YOUR COVER.

STAND BY
FOR FURTHER ORDERS,

WHICH MAY COME
ANY DAY.

VERY GOOD,
YOUR EXCELLENCY.

GOOD NIGHT,
GENTLEMEN. GOOD NIGHT.

I KNOW WHO THEY ARE, EVERYONE
AT THE HEAD OF THE RING-

RADER, STRAWN, DECKER,
STRUEGEL AT THE CONSULATE.

BUT THAT'S NO BETTER THAN
KNOWING MULLER IN WASHINGTON.

WHAT I'VE GOT
TO GET IS PROOF-

DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE FOR
A REPORT TO CONGRESS.

IF THEY ONLY COULD SEE
WHAT I SAW.

WHY, EVEN THE MAPS THEY USED
TONIGHT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ENOUGH,

BUT I'VE GOT TO GET NAMES
AND ADDRESSES OF THOSE AGENTS-

RECORDS OF THEIR
PAYMENT, THEIR STATIONS.

THEY TOLD RADER HE MIGHT
GET ORDERS WITHIN A FEW DAYS?

YES.
YEAH.

WE'LL KNOW BY THEN-
WAR OR PEACE.

AND IF IT'S WAR, THEY'LL TACK
OFF, AND YOU WON'T STAND A CHANCE.

I KNOW, BUT I'VE GOT
TO TAKE THAT GAMBLE.

SAY, CAN YOU CHARTER A
PLANE THROUGH THIS OFFICE,

HAVE IT READY
DAY AND NIGHT?

SURE. ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANT TO TELL ME?

NO. THAT'S ALL
YOU CAN DO TO HELP.

OK, THE PLANE WILL BE
THERE, AND GOOD LUCK.

IF ANYTHING HAPPENS, I'LL
WRITE YOU A FINE OBITUARY.

THANKS, DON.

WELL, IT'S GETTING NEAR
THE ZERO HOUR, DARLING.

I KNOW. IT OUGHT TO BE
A LOVELY FIRECRACKER, BARRY.

IF I'D HAVE KNOWN, IF
I COULD HAVE FORESEEN-

IT'S TOO LATE TO TALK
ABOUT THAT NOW.

BESIDES, NOTHING'S
GOING TO HAPPEN TO ME.

AND IF THERE WEREN'T A MAN SITTING
OVER THERE WHO SEEMS TO BE WATCHING US,

I'D LEAN OVER AND KISS YOU
IN A VERY PUBLIC MANNER.

SHALL I LEAVE FIRST?

PLEASE.

BYE-BYE.
BYE.

WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?
QUITE A LOT.

SO DID I. I DID SOME
INVESTIGATING ON MY OWN HOOK.

SORRY TO HEAR THAT. BUT IN
A THING OF THIS IMPORTANCE-

WE CAN TALK
ABOUT THAT LATER.

THE IMPORTANT THING NOW IS THAT I
FIND OUT THE GANG SHE'S WORKING WITH.

EVER HEAR OF THE WORLD
PEACE BROTHERHOOD? YEAH.

WELL, THAT'S
THEIR HEADQUARTERS,

AND THEIR BOSS IS
DR. ANTON RADER.

I'VE ALSO HEARD THAT DR. RADER
MAY BE CALLED AWAY AT ANY MOMENT.

WE COULDN'T RISK THAT.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

NOTIFY THE SWISS POLICE THAT
RADER'S ACTIVITIES ARE IN VIOLATION

OF THE COUNTRY'S
NEUTRALITY LAWS.

WELL, MADAME, SINCE
YOU INSIST ON SEEING ME,

I HOPE YOUR BUSINESS
IS OF IMPORTANCE.

DR. RADER, I'VE JUST
FOUND OUT SOMETHING.

MY HUSBAND IS
WORKING AGAINST YOU.

EXPLAIN YOURSELF,
MADAME.

HE'S WORKING FOR THE
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT-

HAS BEEN EVER SINCE
WE LEFT WASHINGTON.

HIS ONLY REASON FOR BEING HERE
IS TO SMASH THE ORGANIZATION.

OH, I DIDN'T KNOW. I DIDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK THIS?

OH, IT ISN'T
SOMETHING I THINK!

I KNOW! I OVERHEARD A
CONVERSATION BETWEEN HIM

AND ONE OF THE MEN
AT THE CONSULATE.

WHAT KIND OF
A TRICK IS THIS?

YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE ME,
AND YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE

THAT I HAD NOTHING
TO DO WITH IT!

YES?

CORVALL IS HERE AT THE
LEGATION NOW... WITH WARRINGTON.

YES?

VERY WELL.
STAY AT YOUR POST.

STRUEGEL.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

PAY NO ATTENTION
TO ANYTHING I'VE SAID,

AND ABOVE ALL,
DON'T DO ANYTHING.

WHAT? WHY?
I'LL TELL YOU LATER.

IN THE MEANTIME, KEEP
OUR FRIEND HERE LOCKED UP.

HAVE THIS PLACE
EVACUATED AT ONCE.

NOTIFY ALL AGENTS
IN GENEVA TO DESTROY

EVERYTHING THEY HAVE
THAT MAY BE INCRIMINATING.

THEIR FUTURE ORDERS WILL COME THROUGH
THE ESTABLISHED COVER ADDRESSES.

YES, DOCTOR.

IT WOULD SEEM THAT
YOU TOLD THE TRUTH.

OUR THANKS, MADAME.

YOU MUST TAKE ME
WITH YOU.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE.

YES, IT MIGHT BE DANGEROUS
TO LEAVE YOU BEHIND.

WE SHALL SEE. CORVALL
UNDOUBTEDLY HAS CONFEDERATES.

OF COURSE HE HAS.
HE COULDN'T FIND OUT

EVERYTHING HE HAS
WITHOUT HELP.

THAT'S TRUE.
THE AIRPORTS,

THE RAILWAYS, THE BORDERS
ALL MIGHT BE WATCHED.

BUT IF THEY HAVE POLICE THERE,
WHY DON'T THEY COME HERE?

IT'S NOT ME THEY WANT. IT'S
WHAT I SHALL CARRY WITH ME.

THE POINT IS HOW
TO GET OUT OF GENEVA.

WE CAN DRIVE
TO NYON

AND CATCH THE STRASBOURG EXPRESS THERE.

YES... BUT SINCE
YOU SUGGEST IT,

THAT'S THE VERY LAST THING
I SHALL DO, MADAME.

DR. RADER, HAVEN'T I
PROVED YOU CAN TRUST ME

BY COMING HERE
AS SOON AS I FOUND OUT?

POSSIBLY, BUT ONE OF
THE TRICKS OF HUNTING

IS TO FLUSH THE QUARRY
FROM THEIR COVER.

SUCH AN IDEA MIGHT HAVE
OCCURRED TO YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND.

WE SHALL USE YOUR IDEA, BUT
THE STATION WILL NOT BE NYON,

NOR THE TRAIN
THE STRASBOURG EXPRESS.

YOU WILL COME WITH ME.

IF YOU'VE TOLD THE TRUTH,
YOU'LL BE SAFE.

IF NOT... YOU'LL BE
A VERY CHARMING HOSTAGE.

120 KILOMETERS.

WE HAVE TO STOP
AT 427.

YES, WE HAVE TIME.
IS YOUR CAR READY?

YES, DOCTOR. YOU WILL
FOLLOW US, AS USUAL.

THIS WAY, MADAME.

I FOLLOWED THEM HERE TO FRIBOURG,
WHERE THEY CAUGHT THE EXPRESS.

I SEE. WHAT DID YOU SAY
ABOUT CORVALL? WAS HE HURT?

WHERE? THE WORLD
PEACE HEADQUARTERS.

ALL RIGHT.

WHAT?
BARRY, ARE YOU HURT?

OH, I SEE. NO, NO, BUT THEY GOT
AWAY, AND BRENDA'S WITH THEM.

YEAH, I KNOW. THEY TOOK THE FRIBOURG
EXPRESS. HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

I TOLD YOU I WAS DOING SOME
INVESTIGATING ON MY OWN.

I HAD A MAN
TRAILING BRENDA.

NO! LOWELL,
YOU'RE A WONDER!

HEY,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I'M GOING TO TAKE YOUR
CAR. HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!

PLANE'S ALL WARMED UP AND
WAITING. GOOD LUCK, BARRY.

THANKS, DON.

WAIT.
HAVE YOU GOT A MAP?

YES, RIGHT HERE.

WHERE DOES THE FRIBOURG
EXPRESS GO THROUGH?

WELL, IT GOES
THROUGH HERE.

IS THERE A LANDING FIELD
IN MUNCHENSTEIN?

YES, THERE'S A SMALL ONE
THERE. WHAT ABOUT BASIL?

THERE'S AN EMERGENCY FIELD THERE. GOOD.

YOU DROP ME AT MUNCHENSTEIN
AND GO ON TO BASIL.

I'LL PICK YOU UP THERE LATER. RIGHT.

ONE MORE STOP
BEFORE THE BORDER.

ARE YOU NERVOUS?

NO.

YOU MUST HAVE HAD A VERY POOR
OPINION OF OUR INTELLIGENCE

IF YOU THOUGHT WE WERE
TAKEN IN BY YOU.

NOT FOR ONE MOMENT,
MRS. CORVALL.

YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE
VERY CLEVER, DIDN'T YOU?

WE KNOW AMERICA HAS
NO COUNTERESPIONAGE.

IN A FEW MINUTES, WE SHALL
BE IN ANOTHER COUNTRY,

AND THEN...

WELL, WE HAVE WAYS OF
DEALING WITH PEOPLE LIKE YOU.

NOT VERY NICE WAYS,

BUT THEY'RE
SURPRISINGLY EFFECTIVE.

MUNCHENSTEIN.

NOW, HERE WE ARE.

PASSPORT EXAMINATION.

COME IN.

DON'T MOVE, RADER.
BARRY!

WELL,
THIS IS A SURPRISE.

STAND UP.

YOU'RE A VERY CLEVER MAN,
MR. CORVALL.

UNFORTUNATELY, YOUR CLEVERNESS
IS OF VERY LITTLE CONSEQUENCE.

WE'RE ON THE BORDERS
OF MY COUNTRY.

THIS CAR IS
FULL OF OUR SOLDIERS.

I'VE ONLY TO CAUSE AN ALARM.
- AAH!

DR. RADER!

DOCTOR, DOCTOR!

SEARCH THE TRAIN.

ANYBODY PASS
THROUGH HERE?

YES, SIR-
A MAN AND A WOMAN.

COME ON.
LET'S MAKE IT.

OBVIOUSLY, BY PLANE. NOTIFY
OUR AGENTS IN GENEVA, BERN,

PARIS, PRAGUE, LONDON-ALL
CAPITALS- TO WATCH THE AIRPORTS.

MEN MUST BE PLACED IN ALL UNITED
STATES EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS.

CORVALL MUST BE STOPPED
AT ANY COST. VERY WELL.

ALL
BRITAIN IS PREPARING FOR WAR.

ANTIAIRCRAFT AND COASTAL DEFENSE
FORCES HAVE BEEN CALLED OUT,

AND EVERY MAN AND WOMAN
IN THE BRITISH ISLES

HAS BEEN WARNED TO GET
A GAS MASK.

IN HYDE PARK
AND OTHER GREEN SPACES,

WE FIND PEOPLE
DIGGING TRENCHES.

FOR THE PAST WEEK,
AMERICANS HAVE BEEN

CROWDING EVERY STEAMSHIP
LEAVING THE COUNTRY.

TONIGHT,
THE QUEEN MARY SAILS-

THE LAST SHIP
TO LEAVE ENGLAND.

WE'LL MAKE IT.
WE'VE GOT TO.

WELL, THERE IT IS,
BARRY-

EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN HOPING AND
FIGHTING FOR, SUMMED UP IN A HEADLINE.

YOU HELPED
WRITE THE HEADLINE,

AND YOU HELPED FORGE THE WEAPON
THE SERVICE SO BADLY NEEDED,

AND YET THE SERVICE
CAN'T SHOW ITS GRATITUDE.

IRONIC, ISN'T IT, THAT YOUR
CAREER SHOULD BEAR FRUIT

ONLY WHEN YOU BECAME
A PRIVATE CITIZEN?

BEING A PRIVATE CITIZEN IS QUITE
A CAREER IN ITSELF, ISN'T IT, SIR?

YES, INDEED, AND I THINK YOUR
FATHER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT SO, TOO.

DON'T YOU, MRS. CORVALL?

YES, AND HE WOULD HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING
I'VE JUST BEGUN TO UNDERSTAND:

A CAREER ISN'T THE UNIFORM
YOU WEAR OR THE MEDALS YOU WIN.

IT'S THE WORK YOU DO.

I KNOW, MOTHER.
THE WORK'S JUST BEGINNING,

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO HELP IN
IT IF I CAN, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

WE'LL LEAVE THE MEDALS
TO THE NEXT BARRY CORVALL.